It had seemed like a fine idea… renting a houseboat to explore the canyons and emerald swimming bays of Lake Powell.    When I called ...

Best Hikes in the National Parks -- National Geographic I have spent a good chunk of each summer since 1992, stomping into the backcountry...

Costa Rica monkeys range from cloud forest to coast, and here are scenes and stories of the Top 4: Howler Monkeys are the best known.  Th...

The Cesarines of Italy!  Pronounced with a ch-, they are the "little old ladies who stay in the kitchen and cook all day". Let me...

Take this photo tour of the southern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica --  complete with national parks, vegan cafes,  monkeys and surfboards, a...

Watch the show... How much do you know? of the land of castles and cliffs. pubs and political tiffs? CLICK HERE to play the game: Do YOU k...

In honor of St Patrick's Day this week, here is a reading of the seasonal favorite written by Robert Burns (1759-1796),.  Purists insist...